Operator
Hiya, and welcome to the Croda Worldwide Q1 2026 Gross sales Replace Name. Please be aware, this name is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]
I’ll now hand you over to your host, Steve Foots, to start at present’s convention. Please go forward, sir.
Steve Foots
Group Chief Govt & Govt Director
Good morning, everybody. Many thanks for becoming a member of. So I am right here with Stephen and David, and collectively, completely happy to take your questions.
So first, only a few overview feedback from me. General, quarter 1 gross sales had been as we anticipated it, up 1% at fixed forex and just like a really sturdy quarter final 12 months. And while we acknowledge the heightened uncertainty that the Center East battle has induced, it had no materials impact on quarter 1, and there’s no change to steering for full 12 months ’26.
So breaking our quarter 1 gross sales efficiency down by enterprise, gross sales had been up 4% in Client Care, pushed by Magnificence Actives and F&F. Life Sciences noticed gross sales dip 3%, largely as a consequence of Crop Safety being 8% decrease versus a robust prior 12 months after we noticed vital restocking. And industrial gross sales had been down 2%, once more in opposition to a robust prior interval.
